Division One League Match, Ajax vs. Aberdeen (Mon Mar 13)


                                 Ajax  |  Aberdeen
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                          James Maund  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK D_Anderson
                      C_dos_Passos DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF B_Bryn
                     M_Van_D_Hoorn DF  |  DF D_Burford
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                         Ridoutski MF  |  DM P_Niemeyer
                            A_Ross MF  |  MF R_Castias
                      Granit_Xhaka MF  |  MF D_Gaitnat
                     Oscar_Serrano MF  |  MF J_P_Veron
                        T_Wallcott FW  |  AM Saddam_H
                        A_Arshavin FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                        G_Langerak SUB |  SUB Higuita
                         V_Kompany SUB |  SUB N_Burdisso
                            J_Stam SUB |  SUB N_Law
                     T_Huddlestone SUB |  SUB Yeboah
                        Ian_Wright SUB |  SUB J_Valdivia

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(aja) Granit_Xhaka takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Saddam_H with the tackle
Min. 7  :(aja) Granit_Xhaka chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Pereira wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 8  :(aja) Ridoutski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But P_Niemeyer will cut out the threat
Min. 9  :(aja) D_Agger controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Wallcott fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Anderson was caught out there
          ...  And Ajax are leading in the game now
          ...  Ajax 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 10 :(abn) Aberdeen restructured their strategy to A
Min. 11 :(abn) Saddam_H gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_Van_D_Hoorn!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Saddam_H hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 13 :(aja) A_Ross moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin blasts it at the goal !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 14 :(abn) G_Puciato gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Agger!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Puciato with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 17 :(abn) D_Gaitnat cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Conroy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by C_dos_Passos !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 19 :(aja) A_Ross kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  T_Wallcott gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Wallcott with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Ajax 2-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 19 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play A
Min. 19 :(abn) R_Castias retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Ross tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Reddy!
Min. 20 :(aja) A_Arshavin skips the challenge from A_Pereira
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Burford takes possession
Min. 21 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a real burst of pace
          ...  A_Pereira with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 24 :(abn) J_Conroy with a 50-yard pass to Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 27 :(abn) B_Bryn kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 27 :(abn) D_Gaitnat kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Conroy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Conroy attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar dives to his left
          ...  I think E_Van_d_Sar just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(abn) Saddam_H sidesteps Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Agger is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  G_Puciato bends it in
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 31 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to A_Arshavin
          ...  B_Bryn dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 33 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a precise ball to A_Arshavin
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  A_Arshavin beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has D_Anderson to beat
          ...  He nutmegs D_Anderson
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 35 :(abn) J_P_Veron jumps over D_Agger's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_P_Veron with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(aja) T_Wallcott with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  T_Wallcott with the header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  D_Anderson never had a chance!
Min. 38 :(aja) A_Arshavin nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Arshavin with a blistering shot !
          ...  D_Anderson blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 42 :(abn) A_Pereira cuts inside C_Luciano
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A_Pereira curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(abn) J_P_Veron beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_P_Veron aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 46 :(aja) A_Ross off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Agger picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Agger with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But D_Anderson punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 46 :(abn) D_Gaitnat sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Puciato with the shot on net !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 48 :(aja) A_Arshavin flicks it past J_Conroy
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  P_Niemeyer beats him to the ball
Min. 49 :(aja) V_Kompany takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 49 :(abn) D_Gaitnat pass splits open the defence and finds Saddam_H
          ...  Saddam_H with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it behind
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Ajax 2-0 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin has a go!
          ...  It floats over D_Anderson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 50 :(aja) T_Huddlestone replaces Ridoutski and will play MF
Min. 51 :(abn) A_Pereira plays in J_Conroy with a beautiful ball
          ...  But V_Kompany will cut out the threat
Min. 55 :(aja) A_Ross drives it across the face of the goal A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin with the side footed shot!
          ...  D_Anderson is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 57 :(abn) Saddam_H plays in G_Puciato with a beautiful ball
          ...  G_Puciato with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 58 :(abn) E_Van_d_Sar miss-kicks!
          ...  Saddam_H is through!
          ...  Saddam_H has a go!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 67 :(abn) G_Puciato takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  G_Puciato sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it over
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 70 :(abn) N_Burdisso comes on for A_Pereira and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(abn) Yeboah comes on for J_P_Veron and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 72 :(abn) Yeboah gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Yeboah with the shot !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 73 :(abn) P_Niemeyer retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Puciato attempts a lob!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
Min. 78 :(aja) V_Kompany controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  T_Wallcott gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A powerful header from T_Wallcott !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But D_Anderson punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that D_Anderson got a touch
Min. 78 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano pulls it back to C_dos_Passos
          ...  D_Gaitnat with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(abn) J_Valdivia replaces D_Gaitnat to play as a FW
Min. 81 :(abn) P_Niemeyer has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_dos_Passos
          ...  He puts in J_Valdivia!
          ...  C_dos_Passos recovers to win the ball back
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) The ball runs loose!
          ...  A_Arshavin seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  R_Castias wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 89 :(abn) Yeboah knocks the ball past the lunge of C_dos_Passos
          ...  Yeboah has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 90 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Arshavin
          ...  N_Burdisso slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 91 :(abn) Yeboah beats C_dos_Passos
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Yeboah with a thundering shot!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Amsterdam Arena
Attendance           : 130,000
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wallcott (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (9,19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_dos_Passos (27), D_Agger (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Saddam_H
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Gaitnat (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Ajax       |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           5        |       11
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : Ajax 2 - 0 Aberdeen
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Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  32  11   9  46 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_Agger        DF   2  28  12   5  24 |  96   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  38  23   3
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  25   8   8  33 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  25   7   7  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  32   4  32 |  54   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  29   2  36 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  10  28   7  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  27  12  19 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  46
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   8  25  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  28  11   8  33 |  47   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
J_Stam         DF   2  26   8   6  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  27  11  19 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ian_Wright     FW   1   9   7  27  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  29  12   9  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
B_Bryn         DF   2  29   8   8  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  28  13   5  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  27  12   7  14 |  74   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  16  27   5  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
R_Castias      MF   2   9  27   9  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
D_Gaitnat      MF   2   9  26  10  31 |  84   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
J_P_Veron      MF   1   9  23  14  11 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Saddam_H       AM   2  19  27  24  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  16
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  27  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
Higuita        GK  27   3   5   3  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  26   8   7  31 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Law          MF   1   6  23   8  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  26  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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